Jon close
@joeyclose.bsky.social
Wealth editor and formerly credit guy at with intelligence.
Chief executive officer is a very weird mix of words when you think about it isn't it?
Petty king doing things beaurocrat.
Petty king doing things beaurocrat.
February 11, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Chief executive officer is a very weird mix of words when you think about it isn't it?
Petty king doing things beaurocrat.
Petty king doing things beaurocrat.
Is Elon musk a french politician? TBF, would explain a lot.
ELON MUSK ON RAIDS OF X OFFICES IN FRANCE SAYS 'THIS IS A POLITICAL ATTACK'
February 3, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Is Elon musk a french politician? TBF, would explain a lot.
The weird but about this particular story, is that it makes the 'I just paid him for tax advice' claims of some investor types seem a tad less outrageous. I mean, still immoral if not illegal, but i guess feasible that's what it was for.
Peter Mandelson leaked a sensitive UK government document to Jeffrey Epstein while he was business secretary that proposed £20bn of asset sales and revealed Labour’s tax policy plans. ft.trib.al/dT7pS1s
February 3, 2026 at 10:47 AM
The weird but about this particular story, is that it makes the 'I just paid him for tax advice' claims of some investor types seem a tad less outrageous. I mean, still immoral if not illegal, but i guess feasible that's what it was for.
My employer uses a learning portal, and since it seems I will be using AI in the near future. I thought I'd see if they have any courses. Amusingly, the learning portal also has AI built into the search, which makes it nigh on impossible to access the courses.
January 30, 2026 at 5:07 PM
My employer uses a learning portal, and since it seems I will be using AI in the near future. I thought I'd see if they have any courses. Amusingly, the learning portal also has AI built into the search, which makes it nigh on impossible to access the courses.
Do cows think grass actually tastes good?
January 25, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Do cows think grass actually tastes good?
I don't think you know what the word framework means.
What’s in Trump’s framework deal over Greenland?
What’s in Trump’s framework deal over Greenland?
What’s in Trump’s framework deal over Greenland?
www.independent.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 9:21 PM
I don't think you know what the word framework means.
A rare phenomenon I do enjoy. A vote with like 30 voters is somehow a shock result.
Eurozone finance ministers today picked Croatia’s central bank governor, Boris Vujčić, as the European Central Bank’s next vice president — defying all expectations and the European Parliament’s calls for someone else.
Croatia secures shock victory in ECB race
Surprise choice of Boris Vujčić throws next year’s race for the European Central Bank’s top job wide open.
www.politico.eu
January 19, 2026 at 9:17 PM
A rare phenomenon I do enjoy. A vote with like 30 voters is somehow a shock result.
“I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace”
January 19, 2026 at 7:33 PM
“I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace”
I know I've hit the big time now that my work has sent me a list of topics that we have to flag because it's sensitive in china.
January 12, 2026 at 4:06 PM
I know I've hit the big time now that my work has sent me a list of topics that we have to flag because it's sensitive in china.
Long-standing micro annoyance of mixing 'sparked' and 'fuelled' in fire analogies. I blame Lenin.
How Iran’s economic pain sparked explosion of unrest ft.trib.al/NSTzwOq
How Iran’s economic pain sparked explosion of unrest
Iranians have suffered years of inflation, devaluation and stuttering growth
ft.trib.al
January 12, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Long-standing micro annoyance of mixing 'sparked' and 'fuelled' in fire analogies. I blame Lenin.
'won a rape trial' FFS
Paul Haggis, the Oscar-winning filmmaker, agreed to pay nearly $2 million to settle a civil suit from a former film-industry publicist who in 2022 won a rape trial against him.
Paul Haggis Reaches $2 Million Settlement After 2022 Rape Verdict
A judge had ordered the Oscar-winning filmmaker to pay at least $7.5 million to a former film-industry publicist after a civil jury found him liable for raping her.
nyti.ms
January 11, 2026 at 7:04 AM
'won a rape trial' FFS
My favourite part was the security having to stop someone rushing onto the pitch before the final whistle, and that person was the club's owner.
Non-league Macclesfield FC pull off the biggest shock in FA Cup history, knocking out Premier League opposition and holders Crystal Palace.
117 league places between them.
What a performance, what a result 👏
117 league places between them.
What a performance, what a result 👏
January 10, 2026 at 2:23 PM
My favourite part was the security having to stop someone rushing onto the pitch before the final whistle, and that person was the club's owner.
Tourist guide books should start with a chapter on those weird stores that are everywhere, but sell a random mix of things/not quite what you'd expect. Boots/WHSmith in the UK. Müller in Germany, CVS in the US, etc.
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Tourist guide books should start with a chapter on those weird stores that are everywhere, but sell a random mix of things/not quite what you'd expect. Boots/WHSmith in the UK. Müller in Germany, CVS in the US, etc.
My teeshirt saying I acted my third cognitive test in a year has many people asking, etc etc.
TRUMP SAYS HE 'ACED' COGNITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THIRD TIME
January 2, 2026 at 12:03 PM
My teeshirt saying I acted my third cognitive test in a year has many people asking, etc etc.
First question. What kind of struggling? Second question. What kind of jab?
Children from struggling families to be offered jabs at home
Children from struggling families to be offered jabs at home
The scheme is being tested in some areas of England as part of a government plan to prioritise children's health.
www.bbc.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:02 AM
First question. What kind of struggling? Second question. What kind of jab?
I like the name. Because the obvious thing that distinguishes it from other tree hopping animals is that it's in Brazil. And the only thing that distinguishes it from all other Brazilian animals is hopping in trees.
Brazilian treehopper, is a small, bizarre-looking insect known for the cluster of hollow, ball-like appendages on its head, which are extensions of its pronotum. These growths likely confuse predators, making the insect appear larger or harder to eat.
#science
#biology
#Entomology
#science
#biology
#Entomology
December 27, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I like the name. Because the obvious thing that distinguishes it from other tree hopping animals is that it's in Brazil. And the only thing that distinguishes it from all other Brazilian animals is hopping in trees.
Two hours til we find out if that guy was a sexual predator. *Fingers crossed*
December 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Two hours til we find out if that guy was a sexual predator. *Fingers crossed*
think most of them are stolen tbh.
December 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
think most of them are stolen tbh.
Where all them uhnwi I was just talking to going to go now they sold their NYC houses (I joke, kinda, a bit)
CONFIRMED: Eileen Higgins, a Democrat, will be the new mayor of Miami.
She'll be the city's first Democratic mayor since the 1990s. She flipped the office from Republicans, and does so easily. She leads the DeSantis-endorsed Emilio González 59/41 right now with most ballots counted.
She'll be the city's first Democratic mayor since the 1990s. She flipped the office from Republicans, and does so easily. She leads the DeSantis-endorsed Emilio González 59/41 right now with most ballots counted.
December 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Where all them uhnwi I was just talking to going to go now they sold their NYC houses (I joke, kinda, a bit)
'looking at the back of your own head' is not a phrase, but should be one to describe over analysing predictions and forecasts made in the past.
December 10, 2025 at 12:21 AM
'looking at the back of your own head' is not a phrase, but should be one to describe over analysing predictions and forecasts made in the past.
Also, they didn't even bother trying to make like most books into films.
They make some documentaries as bad as reality tv
December 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Also, they didn't even bother trying to make like most books into films.
I want to point out my mum's cushion is older than AI.
December 6, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I want to point out my mum's cushion is older than AI.
Reposted by Jon close
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
...I mean come on.
The White House has accused Democrats of creating a ‘fake narrative to smear President Trump’ after another tranche of emails was released
Trump ‘knew about the girls’, Epstein said in emails released by Congress
The White House has accused Democrats of creating a ‘fake narrative to smear President Trump’ after another tranche of emails was released
www.thetimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:27 AM
...I mean come on.
I do not want pictures of trump in bikinis if the girls were also wearing them
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I do not want pictures of trump in bikinis if the girls were also wearing them